poodlefan

The document that controls the breeding and sale of pups in NSW is the Animal Welfare Code of Practice. It sets a minimum age for sale at 8 weeks. I hadn't seen this document before. I wonder about whether or not it is being enforced.

Put the crate beside your bed in your room. Take puppy out for a pee if he wakes then PUT HIM BACK IN THE CRATE AND LEAVE HIM THERE Every time you put him on the bed, you change the rules out how and when he is to sleep. You make it that much harder for the next time he wakes. If you want him to sleep in the crate through the night then that is the lesson you need to enforce. Be consistent. A few nights of sleeplessness will reap benefits. I found a quite word of reassurance and a hand throught the crate bars to settlle Howie was all that was required. I took him out every time he stirred and then he went straight back to the crate. He was sleeping through the night within 2 week.s

A "power" or "working dog" formula will have more fat than other food. Artemis and Eaglepack both do a power formula. I use Artemis power and find it helpful for keeping weight on my whippet. Some lamb offcuts like necks would be good too.

They're usually in the pet shops at 6 weeks. The younger they ship, the longer they are small and cute in retail outlets. Basically they wean them and ship them. Then they live, eat and sleep in their faeces and urine in those little perspex boxes till they're sold, dead from illness (not uncommon) or deemed too old for sale and PTS. If you buy direct, you'll have your pup at six weeks. Weaned pups cost money to feed - no profit in that.

Nigel - love it!

No. A lot of PFs ship them at 5 weeks.

While posters in this thread girly slap and pull each others hair, important facts about the DD debate are sliding from view. Dogs suffer to produce those cute pups. Those who love dogs give a damn about the lives the parents of their pups lead. Few, if any DD breeders health test their breeding stock. The fact that most registered breeders would gouge out their eyes before they'd sell a pup to a puppy farmer means that the quality of the breeding dogs PFs use is not great to start with. Ditto for temperament. Pups whelped and raised in sheds often carry behavioural issues FOR LIFE. Early and intense socialisation with people needs to start before the pup leaves its birthplace. No one can predict with any certainty what characteristics of the two parent breeds will be inherited by the pups. For the record, I know someone with two pups from this place and both are nice dogs. They were bought in ignorance and their owner will not be buying again from that source. They were lucky with those pups. The same cannot be said for the dogs that produced them.

Judge Judy knows diddly squat about dogs. No, not true.

I have seen one Shiba in agility (again in Sydney).

I've seen one or two Jap Spitz's in agility in Sydney. They seemed to go OK. I think because agility is quite self rewarding for the dogs, it's an easier ask than obedience. The general impression I get of Jap and German Spitz (based on limited observation) is that they seem a little more trainable than some other spitz breeds. Or maybe I've just seen some damn good trainers with them.

If you want to use a spray that does the same job as the purple stuff without staining, get some Ottoderm Erny. Horse vets hate trying to evaluate skin conditions and wounds that have been stained purple - I imagine dog vets feel the same.

If he's had it all over his body, then it won't be any of the Pemphigus disorders Erny.

Septicide is an anti-bacterial wound cream that contains insect repellent. You can buy it at rural supplies and tack shops. It is safe for use on dogs.

I gather from my limited googling that there are degrees of the various types of Pemphigus disorder, and not all are serious. Fingers crossed he just had an itchy bum.

If it turns up again or spreads, I'd be thinking some kind of pemphigus disorder.. especially if he gets matching sores on his nose/mouth. A friend of mine's dog has pemphigus vulgaris and gets the pustules on his face, feet and anus.

Just a bit worried I'll get to watch my HOT PINK GAZEBO AND SHADE MESH do the dance of the demented tarantula across a showground. I just need to get larger pink shademesh sides for the Pink and Purple palace - that's cyclone proof.

Or get a teeny weeny gazebo. Easy done, just look on ebay for Childrens Gazebo. Dunno Sway - they look a bit flimsy. How do you think they'd stand up to standard show weather.. like this: Or this?

Or get a teeny weeny gazebo.

Too late!! PINK! But too small.

If that was a cooked bone that you gave him, please don't do it again. If it had splintered, the outcome may not have been as good. Watch him carefully.. if shows any sign of discomfort or his stomach remains distended, I'd be making a beeline for the vet.

Yep, vet NOW!!!!!!

I've seen drivey, nervy and others. All fairly intense dogs. The good ones are great but they are a working dog. I think they do better with a job like a dog sport. Do the ones you know get a lot of exercise.. or are they older?

ooooh squishy dogs! If only I didn't have such an aversion to drool.

Not much "laid back" about them either Anything in Group 3 take your fancy Tess?

There is nothing about Puli temperament that I would describe as "laid back". It's also not a breed I associate with a low incidence of dog aggression. The males in particular can be dominant little shites. Those cords take a lot of maintenance - if two hours of drying after a bath is your idea of fun, then the Puli is a breed to consider.